Edward Mason b. 1845

Also known as Ted Mason, Frederick Mason, and Ted Fred
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
English colonial wood engraver and painter who worked with his brother Frederick on numerous illustrations for a range of Sydney newspapers. He had many jobs in his lifetime such as farmer's boy and rabbit inspector, but was a wood engraver until its decline with the introduction of photo engraving.
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Citations

  • Information sourced from Quinlan, Kevin.

  • (c.1859), Illustrated Sydney News, NSW.

  • (c.1859), Punch, Sydney, NSW.

  • Mason, Edward (1883), 'Sydney Jester’, Sydney, NSW.

  • (c.1890), Silver Age, Broken Hill, NSW.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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